[Spits] ignition switch??

[Windows Live Team]

Dennis,  Cut a slot in the break off bolts and take the whole thing off.  Then
do as you planned with the switches.  I did this to my TVR and it has been
great. No key to loose.  And who would steal a British car.  They stand out in
a crowd.   Lorne

> From: dennis_reese at wavecable.com
> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:37:18 -0700
> To: spitfires at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spits] ignition switch??
>
> I have a 75 1500 -- here's the deal -- help! The problem is that the key no
> longer will work in the cylinder. It's not the original key -- actually a
> Mazda key that someone in the previous owner list discovered that fit and
kind
> of worked although it was badly bent and worn. At this point the key no
longer
> works so I thought lets fix it once and for all. Two possibilities -- take
the
> whole thing off the steering column, take it to a locksmith and have a new
key
> made or, and this appeals to me more, take it off and leave it off
replacing
> the ignition switch with toggles for on/off and the other electrical stuff
> that the ignition switch activates and a push button starter switch as well
as
> a keyed battery cut-off mounted in the glove box on the firewall. Either
way,
> we need to get the thing off the column (and figure out how the column lock
> works in the second scenario). Not easy. Apparently the factory made it
theft
> proof? by breaking off the hex nuts that hold the thing together on the
column
> (I think). The only suggestion I've been able to find is to drill out the
> bolts. Could there be another solution? Or, could the cylinder be removed
and
> the column lock somehow disabled without taking it off the column?
>
> I'm looking forward to any thoughts or ideas.
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis Reese
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